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''Carnival of Lost Souls'' is the fifth album by gothic musical duo Nox Arcana, loosely based on the story ''Something Wicked This Way Comes'' by Ray Bradbury. On this album, Nox Arcana performs a style of music that is indicative of late 19th-early 20th century circus or Vaudeville act, albeit with a darker, more sinister tone and effect.〔(Interview with Joseph Vargo at Gnostics.com )〕 == Music == Their "Calliope" song, for example, is a pipe organ melody that is performed more like a dirge than something festive, and the song "Madame Endora" is a narrative piece featuring the gravely voice of a fortune-teller who warns the listener that "a storm is coming" and to "beware." Other tracks are accented with sound effects of things that one might hear in the encampment of a traveling circus: the tormented, bitter screams of the freaks in the sideshow, the sound of the ringmaster or carnival barker, the cracking of a whip, the distant roaring of animals and rattling of chains. The track "Snake Charmer" combines an exotic drumbeat with wind pipes and finger cymbals, along with the sound of a rattlesnake. The song "Spellbound" is the only song on the album that features full lyrics and male vocals. It was recorded twice on the CD; once as a scratchy-crackly-sounding record, like something played on an old Victrola machine, then as a goth/metal version on a hidden track at the end of the CD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Big Ole Face Full of Monster'' album review and synopsis )〕 Nox Arcana hosted a CD release party that coincided with the album release date of 6-6-06 and played up the superstitions surrounding that date with a horror-carnival atmosphere. The rock version of "Spellbound" was performed live.〔(Carnival of Lost Souls release party )〕 ''Carnival of Lost Souls'' is one of three albums recorded by Nox Arcana during a one-year span. Prior to this they released two full-length albums each year. Music from ''Carnival of Lost Souls'' is regularly featured at the Knott's Scary Farm haunted attraction, "Carnevil".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Halloween Database )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ultimate Haunt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carnival of Lost Souls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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